buildingSMART
BIM In The Middle East
Tahir Sharif
Founding President
buildingSMART ME
Agenda
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buildingSMART ME
buildingSMART Open Data Standards
buildingSMART ME – Survey 2011
buildingSMART ME Initiatives
– Training and Certification
– BIM Specification Services
• buildingSMART ME – Future Directions
buildingSMART international
Vision, mission, strategy & goals
Name: Tahir Sharif
tahir.sharif@bsame.org
Over 20 years experience with BIM
BIM Advisor on leading BIM projects in ME
Currently Managing Director Of Tekla ME
Founder of BIM Journal
Founder of The BIM Hub (to be launched in Jan 2012)
Founding President & CEO of buildingSMART ME
Involved with buildingSMART International since 2000
The building industry is faced with a need for change
… as present inefficiency includes approximately 30% waste!!
Own errors 5%
Planning 5%
Transport 5%
Others errors 15%
Prepare 10%
Unnecessary breaks 5%
Necessary breaks 10%
Waiting for others 20%
% of time used on-site
Construction 20%
Cleaning up 5%
buildingSMART is focused on increasing productivity,
improving quality, enhance predictability and saving
resources (money, time and materials) during each phase
of a facility's life cycle
buildingSMART international
Member based and not for profit organization.
Focus at developing, promoting and deploying open
international BIM standards for the building industry.
Chapters in several regions and countries:
Australasia, Benelux, buildingSMART Alliance (North America), China, French
speaking Alliance, German speaking Alliance, Iberian Alliance, Italia, Japan, Korea
Nordic, Singapore and United Kingdom & Ireland, buildingSMART MENA & India.
buildingSMART vision
Improving communication, productivity, delivery time, cost,
and quality throughout the whole building life cycle
buildingSMART mission
To bring coordinated change for the improvement of
productivity and efficiency in the construction and facilities
management industry.
Facilitate an arena for the industry to become more innovative
and work smarter
buildingSMART goal
Building on the collective knowledge of the global construction
and facilities management industries to define and use open
BIM standards for interoperability
What is BIM and buildingSMART?
BIM = Building Information Model (data model)
BIM = Building Information Modeling (process)
BIM = Building Information Management
buildingSMART = BIM using open standards
buildingSMART open international
standards
 Develop and maintain open international standards
for Building Information Modeling (open BIM)
 Collaborates with international and national
standardization bodies
Data
ISO16739 (IFC)
buildingSMART open data standards
develop
Model View Definition (MVD)
develop / coordinate
Software Implementation
help
Certification
of Software
MSG
work
IFC Specification
Exchange Requirements (IDM)
Validation of
data exchange
 IFC is the source of all technical specifications
 IDM (Information Delivery Manual) is the source of user requirements
 MVD (Model View Definition) is the subset of IFC to satisfy particular
exchange requirements
support
BIM data model (IFC)
buildingSMART has developed a common data schema
that makes it possible to hold and exchange relevant data
between different software applications.
The data schema comprises interdisciplinary building
information as used throughout it's lifecycle.
The format for Open BIM is called IFC
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC), it is registered by ISO as ISO/PAS 16739
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
• IFC is the complete and fully stable standard for exchanging
BIM data
• IFC is the foundation for open, cross disciplinary use of BIM
 openBIM
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IFC 1.0
IFC 1.5
IFC 2.0
IFC 2x
IFC 2x2
IFC 2x3
IFC 2x4
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Multiple BIM authoring tools
Exchange/sharing between domains and within a domain
Electrical
domain
Architect/
Structural
(In reality separate domains)
HVAC
domain
Process:
Collision
detection
Thermal
domain
BIM dictionary (IFD)
buildingSMART has developed a dictionary to make sure
everyone has the same understanding of information
various elements.
English = “Doorset”
German= Tür
Norwegian = Dør
Arabic = ‫ﺃﻻﺳﻣﺑﺎﺏ ; ُﺳ ﱠﺩﺓ‬
Japaneese= Togushi
Spanish = Puerta
IFC (BIM) = IfcDoor
IFD derived from ISO 12006-3:2007)
BIM process (IDM)
Process is the key!
Information Delivery Manual
ISO/CD 29481-1
Process Map (PM)
Task I (Software A) - produce
Task II (Software B + C) - consume
Courtesy: Lars C Christensen
IFC in Use – Integrated Project
Delivery for Music Hall
New extension – to be added to
central BIM
adding new extension building model to 3D model archive
handover to FM
Data handover in IFC
BIM data – IFC - FM Data
Integrated Construction
Integrated Construction
Financial
Legal
Geospatial
BIM
Designer
Owner / Occupier
Portal
Sustainers
First
Responder
Codes &
Compliance
Environmental
buildingSMART ME
• buildingSMART ME is a regional alliance covering Middle East,
North Africa and India, launched November 2009
• Objectives
– Surveying the Construction Sector to understand use of BIM
– Raising Awareness of buildingSMART and in particular, BIM
– Showing Direction as a neutral body, guiding businesses
through the necessary change.
– Providing education to meet skill requirements
– Developing Standards appropriate to regional needs
– Providing a support Mechanism for Implementation – BIM
Support Bureau, bridging the gap between theory and practice
buildingSMART MENA & India
• Members include
- Software Vendors
- BIM Service Providers
- Leading Consultants
and Contractors
- Universities and
Educational Partners
- Leading
publications/Media
Houses
- Government
buildingSMART ME
Survey 2011
• Rationale for Survey
– For better understanding
of market, relating to BIM,
understanding, capability
and barriers to adoption.
– Respondents from
consultants, contractors,
FM providers, government
organizations, Regulatory
authorities , suppliers and
owners.
buildingSMART ME
Survey 2011
• Key Findings
Respondents
– 21% not familiar with BIM – unable to
complete survey
– 54% identified themselves as non-BIM
users (although in some cases they had
exposure and even training )
– 25% were self-defined BIM users.
– Mostly ‘beginner level’ – deploying BIM
only for Visualization, ill-equipped to use
more advanced BIM processes
– Consultants and Contractors accounted
for highest number of BIM users.
– Developers recorded highest percentage
of BIM users within their sector.
buildingSMART ME
Survey 2011
• Key Findings
– Drivers
• 59% of respondents agreed that if BIM were mandated on projects,
they would be more likely to use BIM
• 57% agreed “Availability of Industry Standards” was necessary to
drive Adoption
• 56% agreed that availability of skilled professionals was important.
buildingSMART ME
Survey 2011
• Key Findings
buildingSMART ME
Survey 2011
• Key Findings
buildingSMART ME
Survey 2011
• Survey Conclusions
– The Region is behind in the adoption of BIM
– Governments in the region need to encourage the industry to
adopt BIM
– The industry must seek to raise general capabilities
– Educational Institutions should be encouraged to be at the
forefront.
Challenges facing BIM Adoption
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Challenges facing BIM Adoption
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Challenges facing BIM Adoption
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Challenges facing BIM Adoption
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buildingSMART ME
Survey 2010
• On a lighter note….
buildingSMART ME
Re-Action to Survey Results
• Training and Certification
Initiative Launched, In Progress
– Trained over 250+ Professionals on
Level 1 – Introduction to BIM
– Attendees from governments,
municipalities, consultants, universities,
contractors, service providers etc.
• Working closely with academia
to include BIM within curricula.
– Leading universities part of Training and
Certification team to guide development
and delivery of buildingSMART ME
courses.
buildingSMART ME
Re-Action to Survey Results
• Working with Governments/Owners to mandate BIM in projects
– Awareness workshops to understand the value of BIM
– Consultancy on adding BIM Specification to existing
tenders
• Providing Owners/Developers with BIM Specification guidance
– OpenBIM Addendum provided for the 6.8 Billion USD
Abu Dhabi Midfield Airport
– OpenBIM specifications assistance for
• GCC Governments
• Owners
• Developers
buildingSMART ME
Survey 2011
• Rationale for Future Surveys
– To measure progress and refine strategy.
– Next BIM Survey planned in 2012.
– Survey to cover GCC and include a section for
buildingSMART India Forum ( being set up )
buildingSMART ME
Survey 2011
– buildingSMART ME now
being seen as a trusted
advisor on BIM
– Governments in Middle
East considering mandating
BIM on major projects
buildingSMART ME Initiatives BIM
Health Check
• Provided to organisations with the BSAME
membership
• BSAME provides guidance on BIM
Implementation, from basic education,
through training to assistance on tool
and process analysis, etc.
• BSAME promotes OpenBIM and helps companies
using ‘BIM’ transition to complete implementation
• BSAME provides consultancy on optimizing and
reviewing BIM Implementation
• Business Health checks for organizations and skills
health check for individuals
buildingSMART ME Initiatives Training &
Certification
• Facilitating a link between industry and
academia to define a curriculum that can
best serve market needs.
• Developing a comprehensive programme
to train and accredit individuals already
working in key industry disciplines
• Providing a mechanism to deliver training
programmes -The BIM Support Bureau.
• Certification to establish a benchmark for
individual and Organizational BIM
competency
Training and CertificationCurrent Status
• Level 1 – Introduction to openBIM and buildingSMART processes
• Trained over 300 professionals across GCC and many international attendees
• Level 2 – BIM Process Management
• Primed for delivery in February 2012
• Level 3 – BIM Uses and Processes
• Course content being developed in consultation with existing OpenBIM training
programmes
• Universities actively involved in process of testing and certification.
• Delivery strategies involve universities, service providers etc.
• Level 4 - Tools Management
• Under Development
BIM Specification Writing
• BIM Specification Writing
now being offered as a service
to owners/stakeholders , to
mandate BIM on their projects
• BIM Specification Response
services being offered to
enable construction industry
to respond to project tenders
mandating BIM
Spreading awareness
of Open BIM
• BIM Journal (www.bimjournal.com)
– Monthly articles covering different aspects of
BIM, each supported by a relevant case study.
– Daily update on BIM news worldwide.
– Database of reference for BIM knowledge
– Regular updates on social networking sites.
– BIM Bulletin
– Distribution reaching over 100,000
• BIM User Group
– Fortnightly meetings to discuss user experiences
with BIM.
– Online webinars with experts across the globe
• Advertisements and Inserts in Leading Magazines &
Show Guides
• Editorials in Magazines, Websites and Newspapers
buildingSMART ME
Future Directions
• Plans in place for creation of
buildingSMART Forums, Qatar, India in
Q4 2011.
• Continued activities in Kuwait, Oman,
Saudi Arabia to form local forums and get
owners /public authorities to mandate
BIM
• Work closely with PMI in the region
• Training and Certification - Identification
of Efficient Delivery Methods.
• ‘The BIM Hub’, the home of OpenBIM a
world leading BIM portal to be launched
January 2012
Thank You!
technical information;
http://www.buildingsmart-tech.org